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WEATH ER FORECAST.
Forecast for Norwalk and vicinity;
Unsettled weather and possibly light
local showers or flurrles of arrow to-
night and Thursday
An area of low pressure is central
this morning over Lake Huron It is
producing cloudy weather and light
snow in the lake region. It will prob
ably pass out the St. Lawrence Valley
and this vicinity will be on the south
ern edge of it this afternoon and to
night. The temperature is rlsmg slow
ly In the central and eastern sections.
Heavy frost was reported from. Jack-
sonville, Fla.
The city reservoirs are full and over-
flowing.
M'rs. Andrew J. Crossman, of South
Main street is recovering from her re
cent serious operation.
Joseph A. Volk. Jr., will ride his
wheel to Midletown and return next
week, if the weather permits.
Charles Smith. of Woodward ave-
nue, is improving rapidly from his se-
vere attack of typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Donaldson have
returned from Richileld Springs,
where they have been visiting friends.
ldncoto Your Bowen With Coscaroca.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
If C. C. 0. fall. druaiats refund mom
Mrs. Burbank has secured a position
as operator in tne office of the South-
ern New England Telephone Company.
Miss Jennie Houllhan, of Cedar
street, has returned home after a
three weeks' visit with relatives in
Poughkepsie-on-the-I-iudson.
David E. Smith, of Georgetown, well
known in ’i‘he Norwalks, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the new
electric light works in that place.
Several people went from The Nor-
walks yesterday afternoon, to attend
the funeral of Henry .1. Lewis. .the
well-known Bridgeport oysterman.
Miss Alice Raymond, who has been
spending two weeks with her parents,
in Pound Ridge, has returned to her
home in Hantord Place, South Non”
walk.
——Absolute purity is always guaran
teed in the Imperial Crown Cigar.
Raymond Brothers are fencing, fill-
ing in and making preparations to
build a wharf on their property recent-
ly purchased from the A. .l. Crofut
estate.
The. officers of South Norwalk Cone
clave, N0. 418, A, 0. 11., will be in-
stalled this evening hy Brother E. E.
Cooper at the meeting in Mystic Chain
Hall. All members are requested to
be present.
Two Italian couples, who are said
to have eloped from New York, were
arrested in Stamford, yesterday, and
are held awaiting the arrival of 01110-
ers from New York. The men are
Theodore Zapparino and Carmel Ab-
bertlna. They are said to be wanted
for abduction. With them are Alfon-
setta Palladlno and Teresa Pricha ag
ed fifteen and fourteen years respec-
tively.
Public Market
Home Dressed Fowl, 14c lb;
81111111 Fresh Hams. 130 lb.
Fresh Shoulders, 110 lb.
Roast Pork, 12150 lb.
Legs Spring Lamb, 14c lb.
Fore Quarters Spring Lamb, 90 lb.
Strictly Fresh E8". ' 250 dos.
Sperry I; Barnes’s Hams, Shoulders
Sausage. Pigs' Pinks, Fest, Spororlbs.
Pork Tondorloina and pure Home
made Lard.
52 South iii/1110.51.
8c outing flannels—51/3c yd.
41/,c brown cotton—3c yard.
$1 hemmed bedspreads-79¢.
1 2 I/3c. black percalinc—Sc yd.
75c. to $1.25 fancy silks—69c
$1 colored hcnricttas—7gc yd.
Men‘s 19c wool socks—12%c.
Company D will drfll at the armory,
tonight.
After the drill at‘the armory, last
night. the members of Company F
partook of a line supper.
The trolley wires were restrung yes-
terday at Railroad avenue and West
Washington street, and a “Stop" sign
put 1111.
Frederick 1.. lngersoli, of lawndcs
avenue will leave the latter part of
{this week to enter h‘ricnds' School at
:Providence,
James Carr formerly of the R a G
manufactory died at his home in
Bridgeport, Sunday with pneumonia.
He had only been ill a week.
Anthony Steigerwald, who until re-
cently was employed by G. A. Franks.
will open a barber shop in the former
Norwalk Hotel cafe, in a few days.
William E. Bishop, of Trenton, New
Jersey. attended the business men‘s
banquet, at the Norwalk Hotel. Mon-
day evening. He is a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Leonard. of Union Park.
The Sunday school boy choir of
Trinity Church will nave a rehearsal at
the church, Thursday evening, at 7
o'clock. The Friday evening choir will
rehearse at the same place. at 8 o'clock
the same evening.
It has been decided that the lighting
capacity in Arlon Hall is not satisfac
tory and it is the intention of the Ar-
ion Singing Society to change 1h! sys.
tem. It is possible that large arc
lights will be put in and the gas lights
taken out.
George 1!. Curtis and Arthur 0.
Wheeler loft yesterday atternoon. for
Hartford. where they will attend the
annual communication of Masons.
which opened this morning. in the Ma-
sonic Tomplo at it oolock.01hor
members of St. John's Lodge. of Nor-
walk. who loft this morning to attend
the cams meeting were Charles F.
Tristram, F. I. Betta. H. M. Kent and
A. C. Golding. Tho muting will be of
two dsn' duration. Station Agent
Predorioh ill. Raymond is also in at-
tohdanoo.
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Clifford Pharmacy
“COMBO
“MA complete 1111.111me ”tick-vol Iii on the lookout for now
assholes so as to easily roach
a coin. This is the roouisr 350 also. Purl
oiargoquon
"Mom.
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to can til tho opportunit to Macs price.
are “all kinds. W0 don't doc! is "
kinda" only tho caro-
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8c. bleached cotton—5%c. yd.
$2.50 sets of table linen (fringed) $1.35.
12%c. scersucker ginghams—gygc. yd.
$1 velvet in short lengths—39c. yd.
$2.50 oriental c0uch-covcrs—$1.5o. 1
$3.75 walking-skirts, plain or striped-7%.“. .
50c black homespun, 50-inch—39c. yd. l
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.and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
25c and 35c silk ginghams and madras—er/zc yd. 1
19¢. fancy white goods—10c yd. i
yd.
Men's 500. flccccd shirts and drawers—390.
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NOW IN ITS FULL STRENGTH, lS UNIQUE.
Did you ever know of a gigantic sale that had this as its motto:
“Your Money Back if You’re Not Satisfied.”
’Tis the motto of this store’s Mill End sale; our guarantee or" the goods. There is but one condition attached to this rcturm
privilege. Goods must be promptly brought back and in salable condition.
What a great sale this is!
None of such magnitude has been seen hercabouts.
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Steady heavy buying for four days has left no gaps in the array of great values at little prices (there are even more goods
waiting for a chance to get to the front) and thorough satisfaction is‘being given to every purchaser.
Most of these items have not before been advertised:
\
Women's 190. extra-heavy cotton stockings—12%c.
Children's 25c. ribbed cotton stockings—15c.
Women’s 501: flecccd Jersey-ribbed vests and pants—39c.
$7.50 to $10 silk waists, pcau dc soic or taffeta, black and white
and colors—$3.75 and $4.50.
$1 and $2 trimmed felt hats—45c.
$4 to $8 silk velvet hat341.g 5.
$2.50 shoes for women; Goodyear welt. patent vamp, or cloth
top—$1. 55.
15c to 35¢ glass dishes—9c.
3c and 4c preserve dishes—2c.
50c.clothcs-horscs~—190.
180. cold-handle fry-pans—xoc.
0111' 19c iihect music, 300 titles—8c.
$1. 75 boxing- gloves—$1.15.
$1.50 striking-bags—Bsc.
$15 Syracuse bicycles. guaranteed tires—$13.50.
BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS 00.,
“LEAVES OF HEALING.”
Dowic'o Publications Tolls Reasons for
Roolgnotions from Salvation Army.
NEW YORK, January iii—Copies of
“Leaves of Healing." Dowie‘s publica-
tion, have reached this city with a let-
ter which throws additional light upon
the resignation from the Salvation
Army of General Booth's sonoin-law
Booth-
Clibborn. The letter is dated Novem-
ber 30. 1901, and was written from
Zionheim, Castle Liebburg, Lake Con-
stance, Switzerland. In this letter Mr.
Booth-Clibborn writes:
“I have decided to offer myself to
you. dear doctor. for Zion and do so.
firmly believing it to be the will of
10d. I had thoughts of starting a sep-
arate mission till i got light about the
Elijah matter. as that was the great
obstacle. To me it could only be a
gigantic error or a giant truth felled
with unspeakable solemnlty. even
thought “Elijah was a man with pas-
sions like ourselves.' I take it. that
you come in the spirit and power of
Elijah and as the herald of the second
coming, the baptist of the millenial
dawn."
WEST POINT CADETB DROPPED.
WNST POINT, N. Y., January 15-
A number of cadets have been found
deficient and have been dropped from
the United States military academy.
Among those are James McGould at
large. and Donald G. Kimball of New
Hampshire in the third class.
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Lichtlnd Co.
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be sold at $1.69.
Olsen’s Shoe Sale
Opens and who wants Shoes?
The time to buy is when you can buy Good Shoes Cheap—this
is the finest lot of shoes ever offered at the prices.
P. N. Wadlcigh, Havcrhill. Mass.
Ladies Fine Kid Shoes, retail price $2.50 and $3.00; they will
Have bought of
. for this sale.
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Ladies' extension sole. Patent
Leather Shoes, Vici Kid Shoes
and box calf shoes. the $2.50 kind.
Men's Box Calf Shoes, lace.
Men’ 3 Enamel Leather Shoes.
Men' 9 Vici Kid, new shape $3.50
and $4.00 shoes.
Men's Vici Kid and Box Calf
Shoes, heavy soles. all styles.
Men' 11 Heavy Calf Shoes, leath-
er lined.
Ladics’ Fine Kid, lace and but-
ton Shoes. patent tip, new style,
and the kind that sell quick.
Ladies‘ Fine Kid Lace Shoes,
soft and easy. all sizes. patent
leather tips.
Boys' Heavy Leather Shoes. top
solos. a solid shoc..
$1.69 =
$2.48 --
$1.98 =
$1.19 =
89cm -
69ots -
65cts -
M'cn’s Arctics. all sires. 69c.
toll you about in this odd.
moss warm son or. 1.01m.
CHICAGO, January ibwA special
commission is now preparing a report
in Chicago. alarming 111. Manny ot
a visa to turn tho wotor'of tho upper
Neromoc rivo’r into tho homoo and res
orv‘oiro or It. won. The plan to to
submittsd by tho oaaiuooro coulom-
1.11 ‘ 111mm obs‘qusmnt' of
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which It. 1min obtains its satin 1111c»
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our WI I“
is estimated throttle
of‘froli Ii
Mid it.
mid.
Men's Heavy Congress Shoes.
tip and plain toes, sizes 6 and 7.
Ladlco' soc. Rubbers. all sizes, 250.
Our display outside. of shoes, will show you more than we can
000, 00. Bennett: Williams of Chico-
no; Chorios Winner, of Detroit. and
Allen Baron, of New Tori: the oxpcrts.
sro propariiig the report. This board
of escorts has boon receiving reports
export bacteriologists and malt-
lag aont trips south to inspect the
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Most: May Mdnfon's Patterns.
OF A BARGAIN NATll
Every item In this “ad." will be sold at loss than Ito normal volu MI
is a plain statement, but a statement of fact, nevertheless.
There's o "W
profit for us-n vory attic profit; the blg and of it goes to you
If you ask us why, we will tell you that we consider it good Idvol‘itlolni '1
to occasionally give our buying public a surprise of this sort.
before and you've appreciated it, and we know you’ll not be slow to spam.
late this chance. Just another bibof emphasis.
ED 18 FRESH, NEW AND SEASONABLE.
DRESS GOODS BARGAINS.
If you’ vc gown stuffs
dross, than you’ll read this through.
After reading you’ll want to lnveatl.
gate.
361nch Plain, Figured and
Dress Goods, reduced to
Plaid
190 a yd
50 Pieces Plain and Figured double 1
width Dress Goods, light and dark col-1
ors. reduced to 37W: yd.
54 inch all Wool Costume cloth,
worth 890; reduced to 500 a yd.
54 inch Heavy Weight Homespun
Dress Goods Camels-Hair effects, $1
quality new 75c 11 yd.
WOOL WAIST FACTS.
The proving of them will likewise
prove no and add a new friend to the
store, or make an enemy, and we' re
not making enemies of our public. Not
if we know it.
Ladies’ Flannel Waists latest styles
bishop sleeves reduced to 39c
Ladies’ All Wool Flannel Waists.
tucked front and back, $1.25 quality
for 860.
Ladies’ Fine Quality French lan—
nol Waists. made in the newest s ades
of Blue, Green. 01d Rose and Red re-
duced to :1. 50.1
Ladies’ Handsome French Flannel
Albatross and Brilliantine Walsts.
made up in the latest style rich ef
fleets: a bargain. reduced to $2. 00.
to buy of any 1.1:“.
sort for waist suit. skirt of chlld'1s
1WINTER WRAPPERB.
3 Meaning dark Wrappers.
consequently not full prim
Half- price would be near tho flours. ,' "
Ladies' Flannelotto Wrappers in
1stripe and brocaded effect. 13de
fiouncc reduced from $1. 25 to "6;
Ladies’ Flannelette Wrappers intuit
istyie bishop sleeves braid trimmed.
reduced to . .
p,atter11s latest styles,
now only
1 BLANKETS AND COMFORTB.
Thero’. activity In blanket and com
fort selling; to increase that ootlvlty
worth 22.00,
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BLANKETS.
, Cotton Flannel Blankets. good 111-11,
1 choice of borders, from 590 to 81. I91
11 «1 White Blankets about 50 per.
cent wool, large assortment 0! nor»
ders well worth 83, 00, for 32.3
1 Extra quality White Wool Blankets.
1an excellent value sold usually oi;
$4.50; special at . $8.98.
COMFORTS
Chintz covered Comfortables, plain
cheese cloth backs, tucked or quilted
Silkollne covered Comfortables.
‘strictly all white cation filled, ,in all
colors, ‘ . $1.39,
. Sateen Comfortabies. figured or
, plain backs, filled with choice selected
cotton, tucked in all colors, $2.00.
Extra large size Silkoline covered
Comfortables pure white cotton filled.
a bargain, at 2.26.
83 & 85 WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH NORWJLK.
3-1!“ - 11...... _
EVERY ITEM ADVIBTI‘
Ladles' Flannelette Wrappers, novi‘
$1.25; “
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1 Men’s. Youths’
11011 have saved.
Clothing Sale
2 ' Now On. '
and Furnishings being sold regard-
. less of their original cost.
: can find some suits here son and
1101115 will be proud to wear. and
there will be the additional satis-
faction oi thinking of how much
Francis 81 Co.
98 Washington St.
80. Norwalk.
and 5015’ Suits
You ‘
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Not all"
we offer such values so the following: ‘ ’ I
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WE’RE AIMING AT YOU
FOR NINETl
:EN-TWO
Our ammunition consists of thousands of tons of the very best"
cold-proof, Lehigh Coal, which We are prepared to shoot into your col
, lar upon slight promotion. Our stock is by far the largest 111 Not,-
walk. Every ton represents 2000 pounds of honest value. "
, We can suit your heater and enable you to live in perfect com
fort during the coldest weather. Our cool looks good and burns 1.1m
, We'll have your coal there when we promise It.
149 Washington Street.
lathe ilttio rivor is puro'. " ‘ ‘
oust dotaiia
A postal card pulls the trlgmr~bnt the telephone is quickest. (118-2.) 1' .
John H. Ferris,
South Norwalk. (301111." 1
Norwalk Chronicler